Psalms 127

Unless **YHWH** builds the house, those who build it labor in vain (*shav*), and unless **YHWH** watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain; it is futile to rise early and toil anxiously, for he gives sleep to his beloved.[1][2] Behold, children are a heritage from **YHWH**, the fruit of the womb a reward, like arrows in a warrior's hand, and blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them, as they will not be ashamed in facing enemies at the gate.[1][5]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
song song song of-ascents the ascents the ascents to-Solomon to Shlomoh to Shelomoh if if / whether if the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not not builds he will build it will build house house house vain empty falsehood emptiness they-labor they toiled they toiled its-builders his builders its builders in-it — in it if if / whether if the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not not guards he guards he guards city watchful settlement city vain empty falsehood emptiness watches he kept watch he keeps watch watchman the guarding one the one who keeps
שִׁ֥יר 𐤔𐤉𐤓 shir song song song HNcbsc הַֽ/מַּֽעֲל֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 hamaalot of-ascents the ascents the ascents HTd/Ncfpa לִ/שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 lishelomoh to-Solomon to Shlomoh to Shelomoh HR/Np אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִבְנֶ֬ה 𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤄 yiveneh builds he will build it will build HVqi3ms בַ֗יִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 vayit house house house HNcmsa שָׁ֤וְא 𐤔𐤅𐤀 shave vain empty falsehood emptiness HNcmsa עָמְל֣וּ 𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤅 amelu they-labor they toiled they toiled HVqp3cp בוֹנָ֣י/ו 𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vonayv its-builders his builders its builders HVqrmpc/Sp3ms בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in-it in it HR/Sp3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 if if / whether if HC יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יִשְׁמָר 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤓 yishemar guards he guards he guards HVqi3ms עִ֝֗יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement city HNcfsa שָׁ֤וְא 𐤔𐤅𐤀 shave-2 vain empty falsehood emptiness HNcmsa שָׁקַ֬ד 𐤔𐤒𐤃 shaqad watches he kept watch he keeps watch HVqp3ms שׁוֹמֵֽר 𐤔𐤅𐤌𐤓 shomer watchman the guarding one the one who keeps HVqrmsa
Verse 5
Blessed is Oh the happinesses! Blessed is the man the strong man the man who that-which who has filled he fully filled he fully filled his object-marker [·] quiver his arrow-case his quiver with them — with them not not not they will be ashamed they will be ashamed they will be ashamed when for/because when they speak they speak forth they will speak forth with object-marker with enemies hostile ones enemies in the gate in the gate in the gate
אַשְׁרֵ֤י 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉 asherey Blessed is Oh the happinesses! Blessed is HNcmpa הַ/גֶּ֗בֶר 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤓 hagever the man the strong man the man HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr מִלֵּ֥א 𐤌𐤋𐤀 mile has filled he fully filled he fully filled HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker [·] HTo אַשְׁפָּת֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤕/𐤅 ashepato quiver his arrow-case his quiver HNcfsc/Sp3ms מֵ֫/הֶ֥ם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem with them with them HR/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤅 yevoshu they will be ashamed they will be ashamed they will be ashamed HVqi3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because when HC יְדַבְּר֖וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 yedaberu they speak they speak forth they will speak forth HVpi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 with object-marker with HR אוֹיְבִ֣ים 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌 oyevim enemies hostile ones enemies HVqrmpa בַּ/שָּֽׁעַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 bashaar in the gate in the gate in the gate HRd/Ncmsa
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